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      • In the country
      • In the swamps
      • By the seaside
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      • Red deer
      • Nutria
      • Rabbit / Hare
      • raccoon
      • Red fox
      • Roe
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In the swamps

Greater Flamingo

This large wading bird, all in placidity and elegance, can be seen in the south of France.
In the evening, when the sun begins to decline, the lights soften.

Its pink hue then takes on all its power and blends perfectly with the colors of the sky.

Greater Flamingo

Glossy Ibis

This magnificent wader, with its iridescent plumage, is a real survivor in France.
20 years ago, there were 14 pairs in the territory, today more than 1800 pairs
are distributed mainly in the southern half of the country.

Glossy Ibis

African Sacred Ibis

This large black and white wading bird, from the same family as the spatula, has colonized a large part of France.
You should know that the African Sacred Ibis, escaped in the early 90s from zoological parks
in Morbihan and Roussillon, quickly spread in France
and is today a real danger for the broods of other birds whose eggs it predates.

African Sacred Ibis

Black-headed Gull

The black-headed gull, a great regular on our shores!

Black-headed Gull

Eurasian Curlew

What an elegance! The biggest wader we have in France. It is magnificent with its long beak and colorful plumage.

Eurasian Curlew

Brant Goose

This magnificent sea goose is native to Siberia. Each year,
nearly 50,000 individuals come to pass through the Arcachon basin
which represents the largest concentration in the world.

Brant Goose

Common Gull

Just like the black-headed gull, the common gull is common on all the French coast.

Common Gull

Bar-tailed Godwit

Another beautiful shorebird! Decidedly, I really like the family of waders, it shows, right?

Bar-tailed Godwit

Black Stork

The black stork is much less widespread in France than its cousin the white stork. Only 70 to 90 couples listed in 2019. So when I’m lucky enough to come across it, my camera and I are the happiest!

Black Stork

Western Marsh Harrier

I love seeing this veritable king of the swamp hover over the reeds when he goes hunting.

Western Marsh Harrier

Montagu’s Harrier

It is often confused with its cousin the Harrier Saint-Martin. They can be differentiated by size,
the Hen harrier being a little larger and beefier,
and by some differences in plumage.

Montagu’s Harrier

Common Tern

The photo shoots on the colony of common terns are always great moments
the behaviors of this bird are so varied and interesting.

Common Tern

Sandwich Tern

Like its cousin the common tern, the sandwich tern has very interesting habits to observe
, whether it be courtship displays, feeding, fishing sessions
. I always take immense pleasure in photographing them.

Sandwich Tern

Purple Heron

Undoubtedly the most beautiful of our herons with its red/tawny hues.
He is rather rare with us and it is always a pleasure to come across him.

Purple Heron

Black-winged Stilt

The fragility and elegance of the black-winged stilt have always attracted me. But this fragility is only apparent
because in reality the black-winged stilt is capable, especially during the breeding season,
of being very violent with its competitors, often engaging in really hard fights.

Black-winged Stilt

Common Reed Warbler

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Common Reed Warbler

Kentish Plover

It is part of the plovers family and has the same size as the Great plovers.
Its more tawny and softer colors contrast with its close cousin.

Kentish Plover

Eurasian Whimbrel

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Eurasian Whimbrel

Bluethroat

The male Bluethroat, as soon as it returns home in the spring, will devote all its time
to marking its territory and attracting the female by exposing its beautiful deep blue throat
enhanced with its white mirror and singing perched
on the highest branches of the bushes.

Bluethroat

Grey Heron

In my opinion one of the most beautiful waders in France and also one of the most common.
We see it everywhere, in the countryside, on the outskirts of cities, it is very widespread in France.
But for the photographer who will try to approach him, it’s mission impossible
because he is very shy.

Grey Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron

It is also called night heron. This wading bird is smaller than its cousin the gray heron.
we recognize him in particular by his red eyes which give him a unique look.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Little Ringed Plover

The little ringed plover, as its name suggests, is the smallest of the ringed plover. Much smaller than its cousin the Common Ringed Plover which is larger, compared to the little ringed plover which is smaller, yet it’s not complicated !

Little Ringed Plover

Common Sandpiper

One of the smallest waders present in France but also one of the most common.
It has the particularity of nodding its tail almost constantly.

Common Sandpiper

Eurasian Spoonbill

Here is a very beautiful wading bird, with its very specific spatula-shaped beak.
To feed, it sticks its impressive beak into the mud, which it digs in with horizontal sweeping movements.

Eurasian Spoonbill

Short-eared Owl

Another amazing subject to watch. Its aerial combat with its congeners or overly curious birds of prey,
its mask surrounding its magnificent deep yellow eyes, make me adore this nocturnal bird of prey.
Not easy to observe it because it is only present in my region for 2 or 3 months in winter and there are very few individuals.

Short-eared Owl

Great Cormorant

This great fisherman, who lives mainly along the coast, likes to be perched high up. It is not uncommon to see him drying his wings apart for long minutes.

Great Cormorant

Mallard

Mallard

Little Egret

The very elegant little egret, immaculately white, can be seen everywhere in France and around the world.
This wading bird is a formidable fisherman with its digging legs and dagger-shaped beak.

Little Egret

Zitting Cisticola

The ziting Cisticola is a rather discreet bird that lives in marshy areas planted with rushes or reeds.
His favorite position to wait for his future prey is placed on a stem of reeds.

Zitting Cisticola

White Stork

The white stork, one of our great waders, comes to reproduce in France at the end of winter and will leave for Africa mainly at the end of August and September.
More and more individuals do not migrate and now winter in France.
Fortunately, the white stork it is one of the few expanding birds in our country.

White Stork

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